Tarun Chugh is a seasoned industry veteran with nearly three decades of experience in the financial services industry. He worked in the Indian life insurance industry for more than 20 years in leadership positions. Over time, Tarun developed a reputation as a transformational leader, driving tremendous evolution within the companies he worked for. His professional mantra is to design turnkey strategies and adopt disruptive initiatives to build sustainable long-term businesses that offer value to all stakeholders.

Whether it is turning around business functions or the whole organisation towards profitability, Tarun believes in delivering through teams that think innovation, leverage new-age technology, and are engaged and driven to offer customer delight. He is also known for his strategic orientation, and for building long-lasting relationships across stakeholder groups.

In addition to his role at Bajaj Allianz Life, Tarun is a Member of the Governing Council of Insurance Information Bureau of India. He serves as a Member of the Distribution Committee of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). Tarun is also on the Board of Governors of IIM Sambalpur, and on the Advisory Board of Christ University, Lavasa. He is the ex-Elected Member of the Executive Committee of Life Insurance Council of India.

Tarun’s past professional roles include MD & CEO of PNB MetLife and the Chief Distribution Officer at ICICI Prudential Life. He also spent over a decade as an Investment Banker.

An alumnus of IIT Delhi and an MBA graduate from IIM Lucknow, Tarun is an avid reader and a tech enthusiast. His wife, Simran, and his sons actively engage with several causes around them, including working with Poona School and Home for the Blind, RK Mission, and more.